Have you ever felt a preview for the competitive entrants in a trail race or ultramarathon overlooked top contenders? Have you wondered why one athlete gets noticed by sponsors and another doesn’t? Of ...

France’s Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz set a new men’s supported FKT on Corsica’s GR20 trail.

Long ultramarathons are the perfect laboratories for testing how gear performs, with runners spending mega time on their feet, dealing with every possible weather condition, and running through the ...

Trail runner, filmmaker, and podcast host Billy Yang is renowned for running camera-in-hand alongside athletes on the most iconic race courses, sitting down with members of the community to record ...

The Golden Trail World Series and the Skyrunner World Series had races in China and Spain, and in the U.S., there was the Mammoth Trailfest. Catch up on all of the racing from the last weekend of ...

After getting sick just before last year’s race, Tara Dower arrives at the 2026 Western States 100 taking all the precautions to stay healthy. In the following interview, Tara talks about returning to ...

[Author’s Note: This article is part of an occasional series on the unique opportunities and challenges of growing older as a runner.] Last week I had the opportunity to pause and celebrate my 59th ...

Third time is the charm for Joe “Stringbean” McConaughy, who has set the John Muir Trail men’s supported fastest known time at 2 days and 16 hours even. The John Muir Trail laces some 223 miles ...

Skeletal muscle breakdown is expected following an ultramarathon, and very rarely leads to clinically significant exertional rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdomyolysis can cause kidney failure or heart stop in ...

Never have I ever worn a shoe that I hated so much at the beginning, and loved so much by the end. Part of my initial dislike for the adidas Terrex Agravic Ultra ($160) I attribute to my lack of ...

Completing just one of these events would be enough for most athletes, but Jackson is trying to fit all of them into one season. Why these races? Between Cocodona 250 Mile, Unbound XL, Tour Divide, ...

The Katadyn BeFree ($45 for the filter and 600-milliliter bottle, $27 for the filter only) is a water filter made for trail runners, ultrarunners, thru-hikers, and other backcountry users who want to ...